Historical changes in Connecticut lakes over a 55-year period

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 334-345

  Siver, Peter A ^a   Canavan IV, Richard W ^a   Field, Cathryn K ^a   Marsicano, Laurence J ^a   Lott, Anne Marie ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; LAND USE; PH; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

BASE CATION CONCENTRATIONS; CHLORIDE IONS; LATE MESOTROPHIC CONDITION; OLIGO MESOTROPHIC CONDITION; URBANIZATION;

LAKES;

CALCIUM; CATION; CHLORIDE ION; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; LAKE; MEASUREMENT; PH;

EID: 0030111189     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500020018x     Document Type: Article

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